Edge - SAP Delivery Lead

Position: Accenture Edge - SAP Delivery Lead
Job Description

We Are:

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with 738,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world's leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships.

We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability.

There is never a typical day at Accenture, but that's why we love it here! This is an extraordinary chance to create a rewarding career at Accenture Technology. Working in a digitally driven, innovation-led environment where you can help clients shift to the New using leading-edge technologies on some of the coolest projects you can imagine.

The Work:

As a Delivery Lead, you will lead SAP S/4

HANA program delivery across solution design, budget management, resource planning, quality assurance, governance, and executive stakeholder engagement. This role serves as a primary delivery owner for complex transformation programs, helping teams manage risk, align scope and timelines, coordinate onshore/offshore execution, and guide clients through controlled cutover and go-live activities.

The ideal candidate brings strong SAP consulting and enterprise technology delivery experience, with the ability to manage project financials, resource plans, delivery risk, and stakeholder expectations across multiple work streams.

Responsibilities:

* Lead day-to-day project delivery across solution design, budget management, resource planning, and quality assurance for SAP S/4

HANA programs

* Serve as the primary escalation point for delivery issues, proactively identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies

* Partner with client stakeholders to align on scope, timelines, and deliverable expectations throughout the project lifecycle

* Manage onshore/offshore delivery team structures, coordinating across time zones to ensure seamless execution and knowledge transfer

* Drive cutover planning, rehearsals, and execution activities, ensuring a controlled and successful transition to the live SAP environment

* Oversee project financials including EAC, revenue recognition, margin management, and change order processing

* Facilitate key governance rituals including steering committee meetings, project status reporting, and executive briefings

* Ensure adherence to Accenture delivery standards, quality frameworks, and client contractual obligations

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Qualification

Here's What You Need:

* Minimum of 12 years of total professional experience in SAP consulting and/or in a enterprise technology delivery/project leadership capacity

* Minimum of 5 years of hands-on SAP functional experience across one or more core modules (e.g., FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, WM/EWM), with at least 2 modules at a configuration or solution design level and a minimum of 3 client engagements as a functional lead or above.

* Minimum of 3 full-lifecycle SAP implementations managed end-to-end - from project initiation through go-live and hypercare - with accountability for scope, schedule, and delivery quality across teams of 10+ resources.

* Minimum of 3 years leading and coordinating offshore delivery teams of 10+ resources across 2+ global time zones, with demonstrated experience managing utilization targets, quality gates, and delivery cadences within a blended onshore/offshore model.

* Minimum of 2 years of dedicated cutover management experience across a minimum of 2 go-live events, including development of cutover runbooks, execution of 2+ mock cutovers, facilitation of go/no-go decision frameworks, and ownership of hypercare support windows of 2+ weeks post go-live.

* Minimum of 3 years of executive-level stakeholder engagement, including preparation and delivery of steering committee presentations, escalation management, and written status reporting to C-suite or VP-level audiences across 2+ concurrent client engagements.

* Minimum of 3 years managing project financials, resource plans, and delivery risk across 3+ simultaneous work streams - including budget tracking ($5M+ project budgets), resource forecasting, and risk/issue log ownership with documented mitigation outcomes.

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Bonus Points if You Have:

* You have experience delivering SAP solutions for mid-market clients (revenues typically $250M-$2B), including familiarity with mid-market constraints and accelerated delivery timelines

* You have an active PMP (Project Management…